The Theme Park Trader Podcast

Join us for episode 153 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! We are back for 2019 and based on your feedback thought we would kick the year off with a poor reviews episode! This time round based on all the controversy on Twitter this past weekend with IP and non-IP attractions we thought we would tackle Frozen Ever After! Remember in these episodes we read out some of the worst reviews that guests ha...

Join us for episode 152 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! As it is the final episode of 2018 we thought it would be fun to share some of our favourite theme park memories of the year. We chat about everything from DLP announcements to our Orlando trip and much more! We both hope you have had an incredible 2018 and can't wait for more podcasting in 2019! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themepa...

Join us for episode 151 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! This week we thought it would be fun to talk through some of our wishes for theme parks for 2019. Our thoughts cover Disneyland Paris, Universal Orlando, Walt Disney World and yes, even the theme parks in the UK! We still have one more episode to go before 2019 but until then, hope you enjoy the show! Be sure to check us out over on  www.th...

Join us for episode 150 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! This week we are jumping on the huge rumour that the new Universal Orlando park name just leaked as Universal's Fantastic Worlds. Based on the leaked image it looks like Nintendo will be a focus of the park but what else would we like to see Universal work on and how likely are some of the studios biggest franchises to make their way into t...

It's the third episode of our very special live recordings of Halloween Horror Nights 2018 and in this episode we run through two houses and two scare zones! Firstly we take you through Seeds of Extinction before travelling through both the Chucky and Twisted Tradition scare zones! Finally we head into what was one of our favourite houses of the year, Halloween!   Be sure to check us out over on ...

Join us for episode 149 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! This week we thought it would be fun to go through some of our least favourite attractions at Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. There are some hilarious chats this week with some surprises in there for sure. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Dis Aft...

Join us for episode 148 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! In this episode we answer some of your questions! A few of the questions covered off in this episode include: Which park to remove - WDW, UK, Universal Orlando Pitch a movie based on It’s a Small World What attraction would you make based on a Disney Movie? What attraction would you make into a movie? What's your ideal fantastic beasts attr...

Join us for episode 147 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! This episode is very special, it is the first ever poor reviews of poor theme park attractions we have ever done. Usually we only read out funny reviews of attractions that are great but Fast & Furious deserves this episode. We really do rate it as one of the worst attractions in Orlando. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader...

Join us for episode 146 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! We are finally back for a numbered episode! This week we finally sit down and chat through our Orlando trip in detail. We chat through a lot of things we didn't get the chance to cover off during our live(ish) episodes so we hope you enjoy this weeks episode! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then ple...

It's our second episode that we recorded live from Halloween Horror Nights and in this episode we run through both Dead Exposure and Trick 'r Treat houses. Remember we are live from inside the houses so this episode is pretty loud and features real fear! Both of these houses feature very different reactions from us with Dead Exposure perhaps being our least favourite (due to the fear) and Trick 'r...

In our fifth live(ish) episode from Orlando we chat through our time at Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party as well as spending the morning at Epcot! It was Dans first ever Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom so its great to hear a newbies thoughts! We still have many more of the Halloween Horror Nights shows to come where we recorded live from HHN but this is our last live(ish) show, back to n...

Happy Halloween everyone! To celebrate the spooky holiday we decided to release our first Halloween Horror Nights episode of the podcast! This is one of 5 specials that we recorded live from Universal Orlando and contains the audio of us being scared in all 10 houses as well as all of the scarezones! In our first HHN special we chat through sitting in the Stay and Scream area and take you on our a...

In our fourth live(ish) episode from Orlando we chat through our first day at Universal Orlando including our first (and possibly last) time riding Fast & Furious. The ride was so bad that we have decided to dedicate an entire episode to it at a later point in the podcast! We also chat about eating at Homecoming at Disney Springs and watching Happily Ever After at Magic Kingdom. Yup, we really did...

In our third live(ish) episode from Orlando we hit both Disney's Animal Kingdom and Epcot! Dan also gets a chance to talk about his first ever visits to the Epcot Food and Wine Festival and the Yak & Yeti restaurant at Disney's Animal Kingdom! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Dis After Dark

Join us for episode 145 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! As one of our pre-recorded episodes that we did before arriving in Orlando and this week we are reading out reviews of Space Mountain at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Dis After Dark

In our second live(ish) episode from Orlando we visit Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios for the first ever time! We also chat about eating at Le Cellier (Dan's first ever time) and Fantasmic where Dan refuses to admit he cried during. Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Dis After Dark

Join us for episode 144 of the Theme Park Trader Podcast! As one of our pre-recorded episodes that we did before arriving in Orlando and recorded before the announcement of IllumiNations closing we thought it would be fun to read out guests poor reviews of the show! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then please check out our podcasting friends  Dis After Dar...

Hey everyone, we thought we would do something a bit different considering we are both in Orlando. In this special first episode we combine our arrival day with our first day at Magic Kingdom as we record from our hotel room at Disney's Old Key West. Lots more to come and we are looking to record from inside the theme parks in the coming days! Normal episode will be out Monday as normal! Be sure t...

Join us for episode 143 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. We are rounding off the Disney parks in Walt Disney World in our fictional game of what attractions and shows we wouldn't bother waiting over 60 minutes for. This week we chat Disney's Hollywood Studios! Remember that in this show that FastPasses are also not available! A reminder that Dan and Ryan travel to Florida this coming Friday (12th...

Join us for episode 142 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. We have had a little break in this small series but we would that we would bring it back this week with Disney's Animal Kingdom. We run through which attractions we wouldn't bother waiting for if the queues were long. We are pretending that all attractions are minimum 60 minutes and that no FastPasses are available! Please take all of this...

Join us for episode 141 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. It's been a whole but we thought as there has been so much going on that we would cover some of the most important news stories over the past few weeks. We chat about the crazy amount of cutbacks Disney are making at Walt Disney World, IllumiNations & Rafiki's Planet Watch closing and a few other stories! Be sure to check us out over on  ww...

Join us for episode 140 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we asre very lucky to have Steph back on the show who rejoins us to discuss her various trips to Disneyland Paris this year. We chat about FanDaze, the Marvel event over the Summer, Halloween and much more! We also chat about booking her trip for 2019! Make sure you go and check her blog  and give her a follow on Twitter . Be sure...

Join us for episode 139 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we are honoured to be joined by Craig and Nick from the Dis After Dark network to chat to them about their trip to Universal Orlando last year for just a weekend! We chat all things Halloween Horror Nights as the guys get Dan and Ryan excited for their first HHN trip in October! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader...

Join us for episode 138 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we are sharing some of our top tips for the Epcot Food and Wine Festival as it kicked off the weekend we recorded the show. Ryan has been to the Festival many times before but this year will be Dans first ever trip to the festival! In addition to running through some of our tips ( you can also read them in our guide ), we take a l...

Join us for episode 137 of the Theme Park Trader podcast. This week we thought we would complete the Universal set (okay we aren't counting Volcano Bay) and are running through what attractions at Islands of Adventure we wouldn't bother waiting for if the wait time for everything at the park was well above 60 minutes! Be sure to check us out over on  www.themeparktrader.com . If you like us then p...